Archive for March, 2009
Places in Georgetown: Promenade Gardens
Bandstand, Promenade Gardens (Georgetown) The main entrance to these beautiful gardens is on Middle Street. Its peaceful appearance belies a torrid past as slaves involved in the 1823 East Coast Rebellion were publicly hanged there. Statue of Mahatma Ghandi (Promenade Gardens,Georgetown)
The City of Georgetown
A section of Camp Street Once called Longchamps by the French and Stabroek by the Dutch, Georgetown is the name settled upon by the British for the capital of its South American territory of Guyana in 1812. Set on the east bank of the Demerara estuary, this charming colonial settlement has a population of about [...]
Guyana Banking and Money
Banking Hours Banking Hours at most banks are relatively short: Mondays to Thursdays: 08:00 — 14:00 Fridays: 08:00-14:30 Main commercial banks Bank of Baroda: Georgetown Bank of Nova Scotia: Georgetown (3 branches) Bartica, New Amsterdani, Parika Citizen’s Bank: Georgetown, Parika Demerara Bank: Georgetown Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry: Georgetown(3 branches), Corriverton, Anna Regina, Parika,Weed-en-Hoop [...]
Business Contacts and Organisations – Part 1
Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Chapel Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice Telephone: 333-3324 Consultative Association of Guyanese Industry 57 Waterloo Street Georgetown fel: 226-4603 Forest Products Association of Guyana 157 Waterloo Street, Georgetown Tel: 226-9848 Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry 156 Waterloo Street, Georgetown Tel: 225-5846 Go-INVEST — Guyana Office for Investment 190 Camp [...]
